Making the Best use of your Joint Forces. Joint and Combined Operations on the Hudson River, 1777 and 1781.

Abstract

Allied, joint, and amphibious operations fit within a defensive strategy that General George Washington and Sir Henry Clinton practiced for most of the war: a war of posts with New York City and the "line of the Hudson" as the "seat of the war." By l775 the British had developed sophisticated doctrine and practices for joint, amphibious operations, which Clinton and Commodore Hotham applied successfully in the Hudson Highlands in October l777. After a disastrous response to that offensive, Washington and Lieutenant General Rocharnbeau threatened New York City with a joint and combined expedition in 1781 that led to ultimate success at Yorktown.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1995
Accession Number
ADA296410

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People

  • James M. Johnson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • American Revolution
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Commerce
  • Geography
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • Naval Warfare
  • New England
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North America
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Warfare

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